By Allen Shiner
Allen Shiner received his first Kodak Brownie when he was eleven years old. He then put together a darkroom in the basement of his apartment building and has been involved in photography ever since. During his high school summer vacation years he was employed as a copy boy and then darkroom technician at the Chicago American newspaper. In college he served as night photo editor for the Daily Illini. Al is the founder and retired president of Shiner & Associates, Inc., acoustical engineers. His e-mail address: